diff --git a/github/orgs_teams.go b/github/orgs_teams.go
index 858c545..ce0e046 100644
--- a/github/orgs_teams.go
+++ b/github/orgs_teams.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import "fmt"
 // Team represents a team within a GitHub organization.  Teams are used to
 // manage access to an organization's repositories.
 type Team struct {
-	ID   *int    `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Name *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	URL  *string `json:"url,omitempty"`
-	Slug *string `json:"slug,omitempty"`
+	ID          *int    `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Name        *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Description *string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	URL         *string `json:"url,omitempty"`
+	Slug        *string `json:"slug,omitempty"`
 
 	// Permission is deprecated when creating or editing a team in an org
 	// using the new GitHub permission model.  It no longer identifies the
diff --git a/github/orgs_teams_test.go b/github/orgs_teams_test.go
index a258137..a921592 100644
--- a/github/orgs_teams_test.go
+++ b/github/orgs_teams_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetTeam(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/teams/1", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
-		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"id":1, "name":"n", "url":"u", "slug": "s", "permission":"p"}`)
+		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"id":1, "name":"n", "description": "d", "url":"u", "slug": "s", "permission":"p"}`)
 	})
 
 	team, _, err := client.Organizations.GetTeam(1)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetTeam(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetTeam returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	want := &Team{ID: Int(1), Name: String("n"), URL: String("u"), Slug: String("s"), Permission: String("p")}
+	want := &Team{ID: Int(1), Name: String("n"), Description: String("d"), URL: String("u"), Slug: String("s"), Permission: String("p")}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(team, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetTeam returned %+v, want %+v", team, want)
 	}